So I moved to Ohio. Not to one of the major cities here…I moved just north of Amish Country—to Oberlin, Ohio. There are horse & buggy parking spots at the Wal-Mart down the road. Endless cornfields—so many cornfields! With [...]
People constantly ask me why I don't use a more "flamenco" stage name. In fact, just the other day, while handing a supporter and friend a flyer for an upcoming show, she asked when I was going to use something [...]
As a flamenco dancer, travel is part of our job, particularly travel to Spain. When I reminisce about Spain, I talk about the beautifully colorful streets, the sunny weather, the jamón, the olive oil, the wine. I miss the day [...]
A well-worn pair of my flamenco shoes. Other than our bodies, the shoes we wear are our most important tool of the trade and a musical instrument. They are works of artisan handicraft on top of that. My very first [...]
It suddenly hit me while waiting to catch my plane to NYC last Sunday night that just the day before I had successfully produced, directed, choreographed (and sold out--albeit a small theater) my first show. Although I've performed hundreds of [...]
I have decided to keep up my flamenco blogging even now that I am in the United States. This blog will follow my adventures in flamenco--wherever they lead me, across the U.S. and hopefully back to Spain in the not [...]
"In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.--GoetheDancing at Peña Niño Alfalfa earlier this year. then again, "Everything you can imagine is real." --Pablo PicassoTo say the least this year has been a [...]
"La gran suerte del ser humano es encontrarse con buenos maestros... me inculcó desde el principio lo que es la ética de la danza antes de la estética." --Antonio Gades ("The best luck a human being can have is [...]
As I walked home last night, I had an urge to run my fingers along the walls of the buildings as I meandered through the labyrinth like streets of Sevilla, as if touching the city's walls would permanently instill my [...]
Food starts with the freshest most flavorful ingredients at a neighborhood market. I will miss buying my produce here: Mercado on Calle Feria I will miss the fact that I always go to the same produce stand and the fruit [...]
